8 players are tied for the most total touchdowns by a rookie tight end in a game, with 3 touchdowns. The first three are Sam LaPorta on December 16, 2023, Joseph Fauria on October 13, 2013 and Rob Gronkowski on November 14, 2010.
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most td by a rookie tight end in a regular-season game| NAME | TD | DATE | TM | OPP | RUSH TD | REC TD | RET TD | FGM | XPM | XP2 | SFTY | PTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | S. LaPorta | 3 | 12/16/2023 |  DET | vs |  DEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 |  | J. Fauria | 3 | 10/13/2013 | DET | @ |  CLE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 |  | R. Gronkowski | 3 | 11/14/2010 |  NE | @ |  PIT | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | | E. Green | 3 | 10/14/1990 | PIT | @ | DEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 5 | | G. Latta | 3 | 12/21/1975 |  CHI | @ |  NO | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 6 | | B. Joe DuPree | 3 | 9/30/1973 |  DAL | vs |  STL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 7 | | R. Chester | 3 | 10/25/1970 |  OAK | vs | PIT | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 8 |  | M. Ditka | 3 | 11/12/1961 | CHI | vs |  GB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 9 | | S. LaPorta | 2 | 10/8/2023 | DET | vs |  CAR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | | J. Woods | 2 | 9/25/2022 |  IND | vs |  KC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | | P. Freiermuth | 2 | 11/8/2021 | PIT | vs | CHI | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | | H. Bryant | 2 | 10/25/2020 | CLE | @ |  CIN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | | K. Smith | 2 | 12/22/2019 |  NYG | @ |  WAS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | | J. Thomas | 2 | 10/25/2018 |  HOU | vs |  MIA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | | R. Seals-Jones | 2 | 11/19/2017 |  ARI | @ | HOU | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 16 |  | O.J. Howard | 2 | 10/22/2017 |  TB | @ |  BUF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 17 |  | Z. Ertz | 2 | 12/1/2013 |  PHI | vs | ARI | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 18 | | R. Gronkowski | 2 | 12/26/2010 | NE | @ | BUF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 |  | A. Hernandez | 2 | 12/19/2010 | NE | vs | GB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 |  | J. Graham | 2 | 12/19/2010 | NO | @ |  BAL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | | A. Hernandez | 2 | 11/7/2010 | NE | @ | CLE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | | Z. Miller | 2 | 1/3/2010 |  JAX | @ | CLE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | | T. Scheffler | 2 | 12/10/2006 | DEN | @ |  SD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 24 | | O. Daniels | 2 | 10/29/2006 | HOU | @ |  TEN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | | H. Miller | 2 | 10/31/2005 | PIT | vs | BAL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1950 season.
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